Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
- P-ISSN1225-598X
- E-ISSN2982-6292
A Study on Digital Literacy Education for Adults in US Public Libraries
Abstract
In the digital society where ICT technology is highly developed, digital literacy is an essential competence for working and living. Developed countries around the world have been working hard to solve the digital divide and improve digital literacy. In this paper, we investigated and analyzed the case of US public libraries for improvement of digital literacy of adults including the older people. To do this, we analyzed the educational program type of digital literacy, education method, and the contents of the program, focusing on the best practices libraries of the program. Many of the educational programs still related to basic computer and Internet technologies, and training programs on Micro Office, e-mail, social media, and smartphone and tablet computing were also high. The most frequent and daily training method was informal point of use, and the content and level of education appeared to be very diverse. For digital literacy training, the librarians of the public library considered librarians’ digital competence and retraining to be the most important, and the library facility and the latest equipment to be suitable for the operation of the digital literacy education program.
- keywords
- Digital Literacy, Public Library, Adult Education Program, Information Literacy, Digital Divide, 디지털 리터러시, 공공도서관, 성인 교육, 정보 리터러시, 디지털 격차
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